Whether you’re working with MySQL, MySQL Cluster, or any other
RDBMS, every database with a requirement for persistent data
should always have a backup. As a Production DBA you’re the
insurance policy to safeguard the data. Bad things do happen.
Backups are your safety net to ensure you always have a way to
recover should the worst happen and the database becomes
irreparable.

There are many ways to produce a consistent backup of MySQL, I
have listed a few of the options available below; Remember
backups are your safety net, failing to retrieve a consistent
backup when you need it most can be a very career limiting move,
so no matter what backup …

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